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We are pleased to announce that the prize in the Chancy Deposit campaign was increased to $5,000 in November as our company received Best ECN Broker 2017 international award by European CEO.

From now on, after making a deposit, you become a participant of the campaign automatically and count on winning $5,000.

Chancy Deposit is held every month and any holder of an account that participates in the campaign may become a winner. In other words, you just trade on Forex and at some point in time you can receive extra money bonus.

We are happy to introduce the most successful participants in the following contests: One Million Option, InstaForex Sniper, FX-1 Rally, Real Scalping, and Lucky Trader.

We congratulate our heroes on the fair victory and wish other participants great trading results in the next contests.

One Million Option
One of the most popular InstaForex contests, One Million Option, attracts a lot of participants at every stage. They are eager to compete for the title of the best option trader. Igor Dubodelov, a trader from Belarus, achieved the best score at the latest stage. The next round of the option trading competition will start on November 13, 2017 and end on November 17, 2017.

Real Scalping
Short-term trading is a rather complicated type of trading that requires very close attention. Few traders can boast concentration and quick thinking to succeed in the Real Scalping contest. Such traits are required above all for superb results in this type of trading. Boris Odintsov displayed all these features and grabbed the first prize in the latest step. InstaForex congratulates the winner and invites other traders to try their hand at the next stage. Everyone willing to test their skills can register for the Real Scalping contest. The nearest stage will take place from December 4, 2017 to December 29, 2017.

InstaForex Sniper
To hit a bull's eye is the basic rule in the InstaForex Sniper contest. This competition is fairly considered one of the most popular and easiest ones conducted by the broker. No wonder it gathers more and more participants week after week. This time, Pawan Sansanwal, a trader from India, notched up a victory thanks to his remarkable marksmanship. Our heartfelt congratulations to the winner! Good luck to other traders who are going to take part in the next stage! The nearest contest will run from November 13, 2017 to November 17, 2017. Challenge your trading efficiency right now!

FX-1 Rally
Yuriy Matyushin was the best to cope with the whole distance in the FX-1 Rally contest. He revealed brilliant trading and racing skills. We congratulate the victor on the great performance and wish him to prove the title of the best pilot in further stages of FX-1 Rally. If you are keen to enter a tough battle and feel the thrill of a race – welcome to the starting line of the next stage of FX-1 Rally. Please register for the nearest contest which will be held from 00:00 November 17, 2017 to 23:59 November 17, 2017.

Lucky Trader
Prudence, agile mind, and focus on success are the basics of an excellent result and even victory in a two-week marathon called Lucky Trader. If you manage to trade perfectly during the two contest weeks, you will be able to become a winner like Alber Udayev, a trader from Turkmenistan. Please be aware that the next step of the Lucky Trader contest will kick off on November 13, 2017 (GMT+3) and run until November 24, 2017 (GMT+3).

For the whole year, InstaForex clients, traders, and all beauty fans followed a fierce competition among charming ladies from around the world for the crown of Miss Insta Asia 2017. Thousands of people voted for hundreds of contestants. Everyone has been eager to find out the names of three main winners and two best girls in special nominations. The open online voting revealed that Yulia Grebennik is awarded the title of Miss Insta Asia and the prize of USD 20,000. Interestingly, Yulia secured top ranks in interim ratings since the day of her registration.

The second winning title goes to Alyona Dolgopolova whose prize is worth USD 10,000.

The third place on the podium and the prize of USD 5,000 are taken by Tatyana Brovkina.

Besides, Olga Mozolevskikh is recognized the best in the special category Insta Choice. Olchik Potashkina deserves the Forex Lady title. Both winners of the special nominations are awarded USD 5,000 each.

The 2017 season of one of the most popular international online beauty contests has come to an end. However, the unique marathon of Miss Insta Asia does not pause for a minute. The new season of 2018 has already kicked off, inviting the most beautiful girls from all over the world. People are already voting for their favorite contestants. Feel free to take part or vote for a participant to your liking right now.

The winners of four InstaForex contests are determined. This time, we will name the victors of the following competitions: One Million Option, InstaForex Sniper, FX-1 Rally, and Real Scalping. InstaForex congratulates the winners on their amazing results and wishes other contestants to see their names in future reviews.

FX-1 Rally
Nikolay Tray showed a brilliant performance displaying his best trading and racing skills. We congratulate him on such a good result and wish him to keep on winning. If you crave for intense competition and breathtaking experience, take part in the upcoming step of the FX-1 rally contest! It will be held from 00:00 December 1, 2017 to 23:59 December 1, 2017.

One Million Option
Popular InstaForex competition One Million Option attracts a vast number of contestants willing to win the best options trader title. The results of the latest another step revealed that Olaitan T Ogedengbe from Nigeria showed the best trading.

The next contest step will take place very soon: from December 4, 2017 to December 8, 2017.

InstaForex Sniper
The sharpest and swiftest traders compete in the InstaForex Sniper context. By the results of the latest stage, Sergey Glebov has become the best marksman. The next step will start on December 4, 2017 and come to an end on December 8, 2017.

Real Scalping
Short-term trading is rather complicated and requires hard work and accuracy. Not everyone is intent, focused, and quick enough to succeed in scalping. But these features precisely are needed to win this contest. This time, Boris Odintsov showed the needed characteristics and took the first place in the recent round of the Real Scalping competition. InstaForex congratulates the winner and welcomes everyone willing to participate in the next stage. The next step of the Real Scalping contest will kick off on December 4, 2017 and finish on December 29, 2017.

Please be informed that in terms of the ongoing measures to optimize trading conditions the spread on #Bitcoin is changed from November 30, 2017. You can check the new contract specifications on the Trading conditions page.

Daria Kasatkina – the rising star of tennis became a new brand ambassador for InstaForex. In spite of her young age, 20-year-old Daria has rapidly developed a successful career and was able to make a name for herself and settle in the top-30 of the world rating.

Victories in two WTA tournaments and seven ITF tournaments in singles are among the main achievements. Prior to that, Daria won the Junior Grand Slam tournament (Roland Garros-2014) and became the silver medalist of the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in China. Participation in the Final of the Kremlin Cup-2017 helped Daria to enter the top-20 of WTA ratings. InstaForex believes that Daria Kasatkina will make a brilliant career, firstly because she has the most important сharacter traits for any athlete, namely the determination and amazingly hard-working nature. The match of the first round of the tournament in Rome against the Czech Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, is a fascinating example. Daria suffered a severe leg injury, as a result of which she was forced to withdraw from the game. That happened shortly before the legendary Roland Garros, but the coaching staff did not even think about it, saying: "It will be good if you will be ready for Wimbledon." However, Daria not only strongly insisted in participation in this tournament, but brilliantly performed and gained confident victories in the first two matches.

Many tough challenges are still waiting for the young athlete ahead. However, InstaForex sincerely believes that it in partnership with the company the new well-deserved victories are awaiting for Daria Kasatkina!

​Few weeks left before Dakar Rally 2018 and we root for InstaForex Loprais Team!

Just few weeks are left before the legendary marathon known as Dakar Rally 2018 which will stretch across Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina. This time, our InstaForex Loprais team will enter the starting line, bearing number 504 on TATRA Queen 69 ReBorn . The truck proved its excellence at the Silk Way Rally 2017 as well as on deserted landscapes of the Czech Republic and Poland.
In 2018, there will be the 40th edition of the famous rally raid. The team headed by Ales Loprais assures their fans that they will be overwhelmed by emotions, watching a fierce race. Indeed, harsh terrain of South America poses a formidable challenge. In Peru, the participants of the marathon will have to overcome sand dunes that will require flawless driving performance, great racing skills, impeccable navigation, and certainly good luck.

“We are determined to win. A breakdown will never disrupt our way to victory," chief driver Ales Loprais made comments. “We have serious rivals, but we are eager to reach the finish line at full speed!"

Please pay attention that since December 13, 2017, spread for #Litecoin, #Ripple, and #Ethereum has been changed due to optimization of trading terms. New information is provided on the page of trading instruments specification.

Please be aware that a margin size for trading instruments belonging to cryptocurrencies has been changed since December 15, 2017 as the company is taking measures to streamline trading conditions. The information on new margin values is available on the web page with specifications of trading instruments.

We are ready to announce the names of five lucky traders who won interim stages of InstaForex contests: One Million Option, InstaForex Sniper, FX-1 Rally, Real Scalping, and Lucky Trader. The company congratulates the five magnificent winners on the well-deserved victory and wishes other participants great scores in the next contests.

One Million Option
One of the most popular InstaForex contests, One Million Option, attracts a lot of participants at every stage. They are keen to notch up the title of the best option trader. Oleg Vlasov revealed the best result at the latest stage. The next round of the One Million Option tournament is just around the corner. It will run from December 18, 2017 until December 22, 2017.

InstaForex Sniper
The InstaForex Sniper contest is intended for the most accurate and quick-witted traders. This time, Aliv Kusuma Wardana, a trader from Indonesia, secured a victory thanks to his remarkable marksmanship. The nearest competition will start on December 18, 2017 and end on December 22, 2017.

Lucky Trader
Prudence, agile mind, and focus on success are the basics of an excellent result and in a two-week marathon called Lucky Trader. If you manage to trade perfectly during the two contest weeks, you will be able to become a winner like Zaheer Abbas, a trader from Pakistan. Please be aware that the next step of the Lucky Trader contest will take place from December 25, 2017 until January 5, 2018.

FX-1 Rally
Ilya Blinov was the best to cope with the whole distance in the FX-1 Rally contest. He displayed brilliant trading and racing skills. Our heartfelt congratulations to the winner! We also wish him to prove the title of the best pilot in further stages of FX-1 Rally. If you are eager to enter a tough battle and feel the thrill of a race – welcome to the starting line of the next stage of FX-1 Rally. You can register for the nearest contest which will be held from 00:00 December 15, 2017 to 23:59 December 15, 2017.

Real Scalping
Short-term trading is a rather complicated type of trading that requires rapt attention. Hardly anyone can boast concentration and quick thinking to succeed in trading of this kind. Such traits are required above all for superb results in scalping. Duc Anh Phan, a trader from Vietnam, has these personal features alongside great trading skills, so he grabbed the first prize in the recent step. InstaForex congratulates the winner and invites other traders, who were less successful, to take part at the next stage. Everyone willing to test their skills can register for the Real Scalping contest. The nearest stage will be held from January 1, 2018 to January 26, 2018.

Please adjust your trading decisions to the news that litecoin and ripple trading is halted temporarily due to abnormal price swings which entailed technical faults in the order execution. To fix faults in the mechanism of generating quotes and executing orders, the maintenance works are underway. The company expects these assets to be available for trading in the nearest two weeks. Meanwhile, our clients can trade bitcoin in the routine mode.

We are pleased to inform you that we increased the bonus amount in the Chancy Deposit Campaign up to $8,000 ahead of Christmas and the New Year.

From now on, topping up an account with a sizable deposit, you automatically become a participant of the campaign, thus getting the chance to win $8,000.

Besides, we remind you that the Chancy Deposit campaign is held on a monthly basis. So, any holder of a trading account, registered for the campaign, can be chosen as a winner. In other words, you just keep on your trading routine and one day you could be rewarded with a pleasant bonus. To your surprise, a bonus size varies every month.

We urge you to take notice of changes in the schedule of global trading sessions amid the Christmas and New Year holidays.

December 22, trading will be conducted in a regular mode.
December 25, markets will be closed.
December 26, trading will resume only after 6:00 am of the server time.
December 27-29, trading will be available for all instruments according to the standard schedule.
January 1, markets will be closed.
January 2, trading will resume only after 6:00 am of the server time.
January 3, trading will be conducted according to the standard schedule.

Besides, trading such currency pairs as USD/RUB and EUR/RUB will be halted from January 2 until January 8. These pairs will available for trading since January 9.

Please be aware that from December 25, 2017 through January 3, 2018, the company retains the right to restrict opening new deals on some trading instruments such as Forex Crosses 4 and 5. However, traders can close current deals in a regular mode.

Importantly, this is just preliminary information, so the schedule could be updated later

Due to technical hitch on the side of the partner bank, withdrawals to Visa cards in EUR and USD may be processed with a delay of up to 5-7 days. However, the funds can be withdrawn by alternative methods via Neteller, Skrill, MegaTransfer.
Withdrawals to MasterCard cards in USD, EUR, RUB and Visa cards in RUB are processed in the ordinary course.

It is expected that Visa payment gateway will resume its normal work by January 2-3, 2018. In case the withdrawal has been already requested, it might be canceled in order to enable withdrawal processing via alternative methods or to MasterCard cards.

InstaForex team warmly congratulates you on fun-filled winter holidays – Christmas and New Year!

In the new year of 2018, we would like you to enjoy again the wonderful events that happened in your life in the outgoing year. May you achieve more remarkable success and may all your goals be reached. We wish you growing wealth, sound health, cheerful mood, and peace. As a leading market player, InstaForex wishes all its clients, partners, and friends winning trades, steady fat profits, willpower, and patience in any market twist.

The year of 2017 has been another page in our history book full of big and small victories.

Our strategy of nonstop development implies both improvement of key performance indicators and a series of achievements which we always share with you. However, we firmly believe that the major achievement this year is all our numerous friends, clients, and partners. In 2017, the number of live accounts at our company swelled to over 7,000,000. Such an amazing result would be impossible without fruitful cooperation with everyone.

Besides, apart from recognition by traders, InstaForex has been honored in the forex community. Once again, our company was awarded the title of the Best ECN Broker by the European CEO periodical.

This year, we have expanded our promo program with new bonuses and campaigns. Judging by a flood of your applications, you are pleased with them. Moreover, we have enlarged the list of trading instruments for your convenience.

Above all else, InstaForex celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2017! The broker has been providing millions of clients around the world with instant access to the currency market for 10 straight years.

We wish you merry Christmas and happy New Year! To our joy, we are together in 2018!

Third season of partnership with Dragon Racing kicks off!InstaForex is glad to announce that we have been the official partner of Dragon Racing for the third year in a row, starting from the very beginning of the Formula E auto racing.

Any contract with a sports team should reflect the philosophy and principles of the company. And it was hard to find a squad more suitable for our purposes than the Dragon Racing Formula E team. It is known that several countries, from Norway to China, plan to completely ban autos with internal combustion engines. It means that new technologies and progress will be oriented towards Formula E. InstaForex considers the ecological aspect to be very important and when we talk about Formula E, we stress the importance of both technological novelties (such as electric engines) and their influence on the environment. It is the ecological aspect that allows Formula E to take place in the center of the world's largest cities unlike Formula 1 that is held in suburban areas. Formula E strives to be close to its fans just like InstaForex tries to be close to its clients.

InstaForex is sure that Dragon Racing with its energetic leader (young media entrepreneur Jay Penske) and talented drivers (Jerome d'Ambrosio and Neel Jani) will remain the engine of Formula E development and believes that the team will show excellent performance in the new season.

In Moscow winners of the 8th season of the international pageant were honored at the grand ceremony which was sparkling with festive air ahead of the New Year.

All five winners arrived at the capital city of Russia to manifest their beauty and celebrate their triumph. Yulia Grebennik was declared the beauty queen of Miss Insta Asia 2017 and was presented with a great prize - $20,000 on her trading account. Interestingly, none of the winners has had trading experience on Forex. However, the girls expressed the intention to learn trading with InstaForex. Indeed, the girls have been already provided with the solid start-up capital. Let's wish them good luck! Perhaps, after a while these girls will be memorable not only as the most beautiful participants of Miss Insta Asia 2017, but they will be well-known as successful traders.

Here is an announcement for all those who are eager to enter their names in the history of the popular online pageant and for admirers of female beauty from around the world. Let us remind you that registration for the next season of Miss Insta Asia . has already kicked off. The prize pool of $45,000 is allocated for the 9th season in 2018.

The results of five latest InstaForex competitions are summed up and we are ready to announce the winners of the One Million Option, Lucky Trader, InstaForex Sniper, Real Scalping, and FX-1 Rally contests. InstaForex congratulates the victors on outstanding results and wishes other contestants to find their names in future digests.

FX-1 Rally
Dmitriy Nazimov showed remarkable trading and racing skills notching up the best result. We congratulate him on an amazing victory and wish him to keep winning. If you long for captivating competition and breathtaking experience, participate in the upcoming step of the FX-1 rally contest! It will be held from 00:00 January 19, 2018 to 23:59 January 19, 2018.

One Million Option
One Million Option is one of the most popular InstaForex contests. Every step gathers hundreds of participants who fight for the title of the best options trader. The best performance was displayed by Vladimir Krivenko.

The next stage is to start pretty soon, on January 22, 2018 and will run till January 26, 2018.

Lucky Trader
Confidence, prudence, and concentration on success are the key to the victory in the two-week Lucky Trader marathon. If you manage to trade perfectly for two weeks, you will be able to win this contest, just like Ilya Nikolaevich Prokopets did it. The next stage of the Lucky Trader contest will be kick off on January 22, 2018 and come to an end on February 2, 2018.

InstaForex Sniper
The fastest and most accurate traders, who know precisely when to close a deal, compete in the InstaForex Sniper contest. Babalau Ruslan from Romania turned out to be the winner of the recent step. The next stage of the InstaForex Sniper contest will be carried out from January 15, 2018 to January 19, 2018.

Real Scalping
Short-term trading is rather difficult and meticulous and requires close attention. Not everyone is attentive, focused, and fast enough to succeed in the Real Scalping contest. This time, Aloise Boamin displayed all these features and took the first place. InstaForex congratulates the winner and invites other traders to participate in the contest. Everyone willing to test their skills can register for the Real Scalping contest, the next round of which will begin on February 5, 2018 and finish on February 23, 2018.

One Million Option from InstaForex
One Million Option is an extremely popular contest in the range of InstaForex. Every step gathers numerous participants who contest the title of the best options trader. Following the results of the regular stage of the contest, the best result was shown by Oleg Nedin, a trader fom Ukraine.

Let us recall that the next stage of the One Million Option from InstaForex contest will be held very soon - from February 5, 2018 to February 9, 2018.

InstaForex Sniper
The fastest and most accurate traders compete in the InstaForex Sniper contest. According to the results of the last stage of InstaForex Sniper, Alexander Grigoriev turned out to be the best. Remember that the next stage of the InstaForex Sniper contest will be held from February 5, 2018 to February 9, 2018.

FX-1 Rally
The best covering the distance of the regular stage of FX-1 Rally was shown by Aexey Chmykhalo who was able to demonstrate his trading and racing qualities. We congartulate the winner on the excellent performing and wish him to confirm his reputation of the best pilot in the next stages of the FX-1 Rally contest. If you need close-fought battle and you are ready to take part in a breathtaking race to the top, then welcome to the start of a regular stage of FX-1 Rally! You can register and participate in the next race that will be held from 00:00 February 2, 2018 to 23:59 February 2, 2018.

Real Scalping
Short-term trading is a rather complex and painstaking trading type which requires focused attention. Far from everyone has enough attention, concentration, and speed of decision-making for success within this type of trade. But these are the qualities, which are required to achieve high results in scalping. This time, Aloise Boamin, a trader from Côte d'Ivoire, managed to demonstrate the above-mentioned skills and to take the first place in the regular stage of the Real Scalping contest. InstaForex congratulates the winner and invites all those, who have been bypassed by the luck this time, to take part in the next stage of the contest. Anyone wishing to test their strength in the contest can register in the next stage, which will be held from February 5, 2018 to February 23, 2018.

Lucky Trader
Two weeks of perfect trading and you will ensure a victory in the next stage of the Lucky Trader contest, as trader from Latvia Oleg Vannahs did, who demonstrated an excellent trading form and achieved the best results among several hundred contestants. We sincerely congratulate the new winner on the great result and we wish him to continue the victorious tradition in other stages of Lucky Trader. Let us recall that the next stage of the Lucky Trader contest will be held from February 5, 2018 to February 16, 2018.